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Advaitic Songs

Advaitic Songs

July 24, 2012
4.7 out of 5 stars 42 customer reviews
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Addis
5:32
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State of Non-Return
6:05
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Gethsemane
10:25
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Sinai
10:19
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Haqq Al-Yaqin
11:24
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Product Details

  • Original Release Date: July 24, 2012
  • Release Date: July 24, 2012
  • Label: Drag City
  • Total Length: 43:45
  • Genres:
  • ASIN: B008M04NZ8
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars 42 customer reviews
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,912 Paid in Albums (See Top 100 Paid in Albums)

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4.0 out of 5 starspsychedelic mantra-chant post-metal?
By Charlie Quaker on September 15, 2012
Format: Audio CD
5th release from San Francisco duo & original members of Sleep. The album starts with some
meditative Eastern psychedelic mantra-chants with cello. The 2nd track moves to rumbling metal
chords and slowly evolves into another monastic Middle Eastern cello piece. The remaining
three songs, all 10+ minutes long, continue the path of soft to mid-tempo, ethnic influenced,
hypnotic post-metal with classical and prog-jam-psychedelic elements. Weirdly pensive,
mesmerizing, almost religious in the nature of its sound.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOM's best so far
By Corey Formosa on August 14, 2012
Format: Audio CD
OM's sound is unique. Its meditative, hypnotic and spiritual.

Since the formation of the band in 2003, these elements had always been present.

However, this last record, Advaitic Songs, captures these elements that define the band's sound, more then ever.

Though OM had released great albums in the past, Pilgrimage and God is Good, no record in their catalogue can qualify to challenge this one.

Apart the great playing and production, what I liked about this album is the concept that the band will transmit to the listener ... spirituality.
Let's make it clear, its not an album about religions. Its an album which takes the listener through out a spiritual journey, where finally the listener will reach his origins, roots and soul.

In this world we are living in, were we have little time to stop and think to explore ourselves, this album could be very challenging.

In a few words, this album is a masterpiece from all points of view.

5 stars out of five.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOmazing
By Odd sense of timing on August 4, 2012
Format: Audio CD
Om continues to amaze me with every release and Advaitic Songs exceeds all expectations. Drawing upon an even richer collective of instruments, vocals, and soundscapes, this album traverses into new sonic realms while always keeping the traditional distorted bass and steady drumming within earshot. For fans of Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis, Shrinebuilder, and exploratory music general this album is essential.
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5.0 out of 5 starsmeditative trance music for those who deeply listen
By florian zeit on November 1, 2012
Format: Audio CD
this beautiful album begins with an ancient sanskrit chant,
( this same chant can be heard on ravi shankar's 'chants of india' album). the album then progresses into a lush droney and cello ambient space-prog modern epic. this is religious psychedelic music.
asides from the indian chant, there is an islamic prayer wonderfully sampled , distorted distant and raw, which eventually leads into some superb almost geddy lee sounding bass playing..

the album is a total analog recording, so get the vinyl. i have the cd and lp. the vinyl brings across the raw warmth, richness and width of sound much better than any digital format. flipping sides also somehow extends the musical journey. listen to it and go within. this is surely what is intended for the listener to do.....
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreatness...
By Surferofromantica on January 31, 2016
Format: Vinyl Verified Purchase
Of all of Om's releases, Advaitic Songs possibly has the greatest cover. While this is not essentially a reason to buy an album, it sure does look magnificent, glowing gold like that. The album is not a gatefold, so the two discs fit into a single cover. There's a single square sheet with lyrics on one side, and the amazing duck/snake image in embossed black on black paper. Very cool. Of the five songs, "Addis" lyrics seem to be in Sanskrit (!!!!), while the 10 minute-long "Sinai" only has seven lines!!

On first listen you realise how different this album is from previous Om records, while also retaining the main characteristics of a great Om album - the bass, the drum, the cosmic lyrics. But this one has a new drummer, and also guest musicians who add vocals, tamboura, cello, viola, violin, flute, and tabla. The band also has a new member, drummer Emil Amos (replacing founding drummer Chris Hakius), giving the release a different vibe yet again.

The first track on Side A, "Addis" is a chanty piece of music that eventually picks up with other instruments. It's gorgeous. That's followed by "State of Non-Return", a longer piece, begins with some spooky sounds, then picks up with great bass vibes. The vocals are quite distorted, something fairly new for Om.

The following tracks each cover an album side, and run over 10 minutes. "Getsemane" starts off very slow and dull, eventually building up slightly and becoming a not-so-wild-but-still-groovy track, with familiar sounds from past Om albums. "Sinai" starts off with quite a bit of spooky droning, then getting into dubby bass and more spooky sounds. "Haqq al-Yaqin" has spooky string-sounding stuff, with bass and drum stuff, a great set of ultra-trippy lyrics ("blue orb on the spine's horizon"), and wonderful instrumental parts to take out the song. Gorgeous!
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5.0 out of 5 starsLoose molecules of sound
By Roelof Broekman on November 14, 2014
Format: Audio CD
This intelligent atmosphere seems to be brought to you through a well understood concentration by musicians who understand, or should I say: feel, what they are doing. A wonderful concept that works, as well directly, as over a period of time. And time being an essential part of the marvelous 'experience' here, as I am seldom confronted with a piece of art that takes you really out of the clock. And better so, because that is what we should listen for in music, or read great novels: to be drawn into a unique world, a challenge for the heart and mind, without burning your nerves, and quite the contrary on Advaitic Songs: you are welcomed in smooth spaces and delightful rooms of excellent produced music wherein instruments float that are all clearly recognizable and contain there own environment without losing cohesion. Advaitic Songs delivers a sound-world full of movement and connectivity. Most of all I am enchanted by the rolling drums, here and there, everywhere. The tandem of the bass and the toms rumble still long after the record is finished. God, I love this.
Did I already mention the beauty of the colored cover?
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It is a very solid release from Om. Probably my favorite Om album. It is not quite mind-blowing, so I won't give it 5 stars. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Fish Head
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Love it--easy to get lost in--great listening experience.

Published 11 months ago by Chancey
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2.0 out of 5 starslike, heavy rock

I should have checked out a few more songs before I made this purchase. When it turns to, like, heavy rock, I really didn't like that.. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Wrenkles
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Excellently mind clearing

Published 22 months ago by Jeff Blessing
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great band, great album. Hard to say if it is their best recording but certainly not their worst.

Published 22 months ago by Steven Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 starsAum tryambakam yajamahe

Unique and interesting vision and approach to these pieces and production of the album. 'Addis' gives hauntingly dark and beautiful treatment to the mahamritunjaya mantra. Read more

Published 24 months ago by GGGG
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Came in fast and was what I wanted.

Published 24 months ago by Melissa Garcia
4.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent album, though a bit different for Om.

This is definitely very different for Om. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but if you're expecting to be crushed by intense doom/stoner bass guitar, you might be disappointed. Read more

Published on November 13, 2014 by bryce_b
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Good CD.

Published on October 18, 2014 by Luis E. Rosado López

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